Intergenerational equityIntergenerational equity in economic, psychological, and sociological contexts, is the notion of fairness or justice between generations. The concept can be applied to fairness in dynamics between children, youth, adults, and seniors. It can also be applied to fairness between generations currently living and future generations. Conversations about intergenerational equity may include basic human needs, economic needs, environmental needs and subjective human well-being.
Seven generation sustainabilitySeven generation stewardship is a concept that urges the current generation of humans to live and work for the benefit of the seventh generation into the future. It is believed to have originated with the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee – which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their descendants.Natural heritageNatural heritage refers to the sum total of the elements of biodiversity, including flora and fauna, ecosystems, and geological structures. It forms part of the natural resources of a given region.
Cultural heritageCultural heritage is the tangible and intangible legacy of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all legacies of past generations are "heritage". Rather, heritage is a product of selection by society.
SustainabilitySustainability or being sustainable is the ability to continue the same over a long period of time. In modern usage it generally refers to a state in which the environment, economy, and society will continue to exist over a long period of time. Many definitions emphasize the environmental dimension. This can include addressing key environmental problems, such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
Cohort (statistics)In statistics, epidemiology, marketing and demography, a cohort is a group of subjects who share a defining characteristic (typically subjects who experienced a common event in a selected time period, such as birth or graduation). It is often used synonymously with social generation in demographics, marketing, and social science, where it means "people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time."
GenerationA generation is all of the individuals born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It also is "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children." In kinship, generation is a structural term, designating the parent–child relationship. In biology, generation also means biogenesis, reproduction, and procreation.
Effective altruismPhilosophical and social movementEffective altruism (EA) is a 21st-century philosophical and social movement that advocates impartially calculating benefits and prioritizing causes to provide the greatest good. Proponents describe the movement as "using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible, and taking action on that basis".
Moral agencyMoral agency is an individual's ability to make moral choices based on some notion of right and wrong and to act upon moral actions. A moral agent is "a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong." Development and analysisMost philosophers suggest only rational beings, who can reason and form self-interested judgments, are capable of being moral agents.
Climate movementBanner "System change, not climate change" at Ende Gelände 2017 in GermanyThe climate movement is a global social movement focused on pressuring governments and industry to take action addressing the causes and impacts of climate change.
PhilosophyStudy of general and fundamental questionsThe statue The Thinker by Auguste Rodin is a symbol of philosophical thought.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.